A bidding war is expected for the hand of Richard, Prince of Wales. Several billionaires are keen to pay a huge amount of money to ensure that their daughter is the one chosen to marry the prince and become the next queen. But, it’s the twenty-first century, and surely such a thing as selling one’s son is no longer an acceptable practice?
The queen believes that she has no choice. The Sovereign Grant has been slashed, the civil list disbanded, and the future of the monarchy is in dire jeopardy.
It doesn’t matter that Richard loves someone else. It doesn’t matter that the lucky heiress will make a highly unsuitable member of the royal family, and certainly a far from perfect future queen. Richard must marry her, and it won’t matter how many hearts are broken in the process.